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CASE REPORT
Year : 2022  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 108-111

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the falciform ligament with recruitment of the paraumbilical vein


1 Department of Radiology, Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 Department of Medicine, Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
3 Department of Surgery, Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 Department of Pathology, Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Russell M Salamo
Department of Radiology, Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
USA
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/JCRP.JCRP_2_22

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We report a case of a perivascular epithelioid cell tumor occurring in the falciform ligament of an otherwise healthy 32-year-old woman. The mass was hypervascular with central necrosis on computed tomography (CT) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Our case is unique as CT and ultrasound revealed a paraumbilical vein arising from the expected location in the fissure for the falciform ligament and terminating in the superior aspect of the mass. The vascular anatomy of a recanalized paraumbilical vein, typically associated with portal hypertension, was complete with drainage of blood from the inferior aspect of the mass through the inferior epigastric veins to the femoral veins. The patient had no evidence of liver disease or portal hypertension.


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